{"product_id":"illuminating-leviticus-9780801885006","title":"Illuminating Leviticus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe contends that biblical laws did not emerge from social imperatives in ancient Israel, but instead from the careful, retrospective study of the nation's history and identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValuable in challenging us to take seriously the intimate connections between Scriptural narrative and Scriptural law. -- Jane Kanarek Henoch 2008 I find many of the links between law and narrative suggested in this book attractive, meticulously argued, and persuasive... Carmichael has offered us a genuine alternative to competing theories about the origin of biblical laws. -- Craig Ho Shofar 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Nature of Biblical Law\u003cbr\u003e1. Looking at Leviticus: Leviticus 10–14\u003cbr\u003e2. Genital Impurity in the Lineages of David and Jonathan: Leviticus 15\u003cbr\u003e3. The Day of Atonement: Leviticus 16\u003cbr\u003e4. The Slaughter of Animals: Leviticus 17:2-9\u003cbr\u003e5. The Blood Taboo: Leviticus 17:10–16\u003cbr\u003e6. Mourning and Marriage Rules for Priests: Leviticus 21\u003cbr\u003e7. Life and Lies of David: Leviticus 22 and 23\u003cbr\u003e8. Blasphemies: Leviticus 24\u003cbr\u003e9. The Year of Jubilee: Leviticus 25\u003cbr\u003e10. Three Laws on the Release of Slaves: Exodus 21:2–11, Deuteronomy 15:12–18, and Leviticus 25:39–46\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Inseparability of Biblical Laws and Narratives\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Biblical Sources\u003cbr\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405203743063,"sku":"9780801885006","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/illuminating-leviticus-9780801885006","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}